Natalie Happonen, Mari-Anne Härma, Ramin Akhi, Antti E Nissinen, Markku J Savolainen, Maija Ruuth, Katariina Öörni, Krishna Adeshara, Markku Lehto, Per-Henrik Groop, Vesa Koivukangas, Janne Hukkanen, Sohvi Hörkkö
We aimed to study levels of natural antibodies in plasma, and their associations to clinical and fecal biomarkers, before and 6 months after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery. Thirty individuals with obesity [16 type 2 diabetic, 14 non-diabetic (ND)] had RYGB surgery. Total plasma IgA, IgG and IgM antibody levels and specific antibodies to oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL), malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde adducts, Porphyromonas gingivalis gingipain A hemagglutinin domain (Rgp44), and phosphocholine were measured using chemiluminescence immunoassay...
December 27, 2023: APMIS: Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica, et Immunologica Scandinavica